Safety-razor



Feb. 7, 1933.

A. f3. DouGLAss SAFETY RAZOR Filed' Jan, 1a

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Patented Feb. 7, 1933 UNITED STATESv ARTHUR R. DOUGLASS, OF GHARITON, IOWA.

SAFETY-Razon Application led January 18, 1932. Serial No. 587,421.

This invention relates to safety razor and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a safety razor of simple structure and which approaches as nearly as possible the free edge straight razor by using a safety roller l guard preferably fluted or ridged lengthwise and also a holder for the blade and a roller which insures an accurate assembly of the parts and whereby the razor blade is unobstructed and may be used easily at dificult places with confidence and safety.

A further object of the invention is to provide a, tubular handle with a blade holder therein for the purpose of holding the blade when the same is being honed or stropped.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is an edge elevational view of the safety razor.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view thereof.

Figure 4 is a detailed sectional view showing the blade thereon.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view cut on the line 5 5 of Figure 4.

The safety razor includes a hollow cylindrical handle 1 having a spring 2 located therein. A triangular blade holder 3 slid- 30 able in the handle and one end of spring 2 bearing frictionally against one side of the holder 3 for 'che purpose of retaining the holder at a desired position within the handle. A folded rod 4 is located in the holder v f 3. The holder 3 is provided at one end with a lug 5 adapted to engage the end of the spring 2 to prevent the holder from being completely withdrawn from the handle. When the holder 3 is extended with relation to the handle 1 as shown in Figure 4 of the drawing the lug 5 comes in contact with the end of the spring 2 and a blade 6 may be inserted between the edges of the holder 3 and the opposite sides ofrod 4 5 so that the said blade may be honed or sharpened in the usual manner. y

The handle 1 isthreaded internally as at 7 and one end of plate 8 is disposed across the end of the handle and is provided with an inclined portion 9. The blade 6 may be interposed between the inclined portion 9 and the body of plate 8 shown in Figure 3 of the` drawing. A screw 10 passes through the inclined portion 9 and the body of plate 8 and engages with thread 7 or the handle. The 55 plate 8 is Vprovided witha shelf for bracket portion v11 having at its ends upstandingv` lugs l2 upon which is journalled the roller 13. The roller 13 is provided with a lon-k gitudinal corrugated periphery 14. A cutting edge of the blade 6 is disposed along the edges of the lugs 12 and is spaced slightly from the periphery of thev roller 13. o

When in use the corrugated periphery 14 of the roller 13 will come in contact with the skin and stretch the same and as the blade may be clamped between the opposite side portions of the rod and the blade snugly received in the open corner of the holder.

In testimony'k whereof I aiix my signature. v

' l ARTHUR R. DOUGLASS. 

